less business, more work
I find this downturning blip in our economy is really just showing us how lazy we’ve gotten in the past couple of years. With business booming and money coming in, we’d gotten used to working only “so” much and getting paid “that” much. Now all of a sudden there is no more business, and the [...]
Graeme Sykes – response – convincing ourselves
As children we took direction from our parents. As adolescents we sought our own direction. As children we made small mistakes and our parents dusted us off. As adolescents we made big mistakes and suffered the consequences. Now that you’re an adult, you long for childhood, when life was simple, not painful. Most of the [...]
convincing ourselves
Why is it that we always look to others for advice on how to live our lives when we are the only ones who make the final decisions. Maybe we look for advice to make sure we are keeping ourselves in check. It is a sign of a healthy mind that attempts to check our [...]
broken record
I’ve been in the same place in what feels like the same time for a while now. The day to day to day continue on in a length of patchwork seamlessly sewn together, noticably different patterns, all part of something bigger. Like a broken record, life seems sometimes to skip in the same groove, repeating [...]
conflicts
Today I sat chatting with a friend about the associations I should join if I want to take my wedding photography business to the next level. There are so many photographic associations and groups that photographers SHOULD join if they are serious. It helps with the marketing in the industry, communication to significant companies in [...]
this life. a song.
I had a great weekend by myself, pondering the meaning of life and enjoying the force of nature. Feeling bouncy and perky, I made a quick recording in a bit of spare sunny time. Keep in mind, it’s really unmixed and raw, but happy happy happy! Enjoy, Happy Monday! Play my Monday Gift to you
satisfaction in fiction
I’ve found momentary satisfaction in fiction. This past week I have been bound like a child to their favourite toy, like a dog to their ball, to my indulgent friends in fiction. Predictable adventure, passionate love, difficult choices and colorful language – I’ve immersed myself in it all. For this week. Pages fly by, almost [...]
Graeme Sykes – November 10, 2006
I just finished my first Kurt Vonnegut novel, Galapagos. I enjoyed it. Usually I don’t read Science Fiction, at least not since I was a 15 year old pre-pubescent day dreamer. Galapagos is unlike 99% of science fiction though, it confronts modernity head-on with an abusing rationalization of accepted logic interspersed with timely tidbits of historic [...]